Author: Philip Parker King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle
Author: Philip Parker King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between the Years 1826-36, Describing Their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle Circumnavigation of the Globe
Author: Robert Fitzroy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between the Years 1826-36, Describing Their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle Circumnavigation of the Globe
Author: Charles Darwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between the Years 1826-36, Describing Their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle Circumnavigation of the Globe
Author: Robert Fitzroy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between the Years 1826-36, Describing Their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle Circumnavigation of the Globe
Author: Philip Parker King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836
Author: Robert Fitzroy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and Beagle Expedition
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure and Beagle Expedition
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Darwin in Galápagos
Author: K. Thalia Grant
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691142106
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Recreates the scientist's historic visit to the Galapagos Islands using his original notebooks and logs, the latest findings by scholars and researchers, and the authors' first-hand knowledge of the archipelago.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691142106
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Recreates the scientist's historic visit to the Galapagos Islands using his original notebooks and logs, the latest findings by scholars and researchers, and the authors' first-hand knowledge of the archipelago.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836
Author: Robert Fitzroy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure Expedition
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure Expedition
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Charles Darwin's Shorter Publications, 1829–1883
Author: John van Wyhe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139479016
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every subsequent year of his life he published essays, articles, letters to editors, or other brief works. These shorter publications contain a wealth of valuable material. They represent an important part of the Darwin visible to the Victorian public, alongside his ever present sense of humour, and reveal an even wider variety of his scientific interests and abilities, which continued to his final days. This book brings together all known shorter publications and printed items Darwin wrote during his lifetime, including his first and his last publications, and the first publication, with A. R. Wallace, of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. With over seventy newly discovered items, the book is fully edited and annotated, and contains original illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139479016
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every subsequent year of his life he published essays, articles, letters to editors, or other brief works. These shorter publications contain a wealth of valuable material. They represent an important part of the Darwin visible to the Victorian public, alongside his ever present sense of humour, and reveal an even wider variety of his scientific interests and abilities, which continued to his final days. This book brings together all known shorter publications and printed items Darwin wrote during his lifetime, including his first and his last publications, and the first publication, with A. R. Wallace, of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. With over seventy newly discovered items, the book is fully edited and annotated, and contains original illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.
Galapagos Giant Tortoises
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128175559
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Galapagos Giant Tortoises brings together researchers and conservationists to share the most up-to-date knowledge of Galapagos giant tortoises. Despite being icons of the world-famous Galapagos Archipelago and the target of more than 50 years of conservation research and management, Galapagos giant tortoise evolution and much of their ecology remained unknown until recently. This book documents the history, the pressing conservation issues, and success stories recovering several of the 15 different species of Galapagos tortoises from near extinction.The book begins with an overview of the history of the relationship between humans and Galapagos giant tortoises, starting from initial heavy exploitation of tortoises by pirates and whalers, and extending to the start of the modern conservation era in the 1960s. The book then shifts to biology, describing Galapagos tortoise evolution, taxonomy, ecology, habitats, reproduction, and behavior. Next the decades of conservation efforts and their results are reviewed, including issues of captive breeding, invasive species, introduced diseases, and de-extinction, as well as the current status and distribution of every species. The final portion of the book turns to four case studies of restoration, and then looks ahead to the future of all tortoise populations.The latest volume in the Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscape series, Galapagos Giant Tortoises is a valuable resource for researchers and conservationists, as well as students of biology, wildlife conservation, and herpetology. - Provides a comprehensive overview of the Galapagos giant tortoise species as written and edited by the world's leading experts - Presents examples of restoration of tortoise populations following the near extinction of many of them - Describes conservation strategies to ensure the full recovery of all extant species - Explores recent efforts using replacement tortoises for extinct species to restore island ecosystems
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128175559
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Galapagos Giant Tortoises brings together researchers and conservationists to share the most up-to-date knowledge of Galapagos giant tortoises. Despite being icons of the world-famous Galapagos Archipelago and the target of more than 50 years of conservation research and management, Galapagos giant tortoise evolution and much of their ecology remained unknown until recently. This book documents the history, the pressing conservation issues, and success stories recovering several of the 15 different species of Galapagos tortoises from near extinction.The book begins with an overview of the history of the relationship between humans and Galapagos giant tortoises, starting from initial heavy exploitation of tortoises by pirates and whalers, and extending to the start of the modern conservation era in the 1960s. The book then shifts to biology, describing Galapagos tortoise evolution, taxonomy, ecology, habitats, reproduction, and behavior. Next the decades of conservation efforts and their results are reviewed, including issues of captive breeding, invasive species, introduced diseases, and de-extinction, as well as the current status and distribution of every species. The final portion of the book turns to four case studies of restoration, and then looks ahead to the future of all tortoise populations.The latest volume in the Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscape series, Galapagos Giant Tortoises is a valuable resource for researchers and conservationists, as well as students of biology, wildlife conservation, and herpetology. - Provides a comprehensive overview of the Galapagos giant tortoise species as written and edited by the world's leading experts - Presents examples of restoration of tortoise populations following the near extinction of many of them - Describes conservation strategies to ensure the full recovery of all extant species - Explores recent efforts using replacement tortoises for extinct species to restore island ecosystems